My tea this morning is a loose leaf of off-white, tans, oranges and brown. I hesitate to say leaf because it is a blend of tiny cubed dried fruits: apple, pineapple, papaya, cranberries and hibiscus. It has a sweet sugary smell. Steeped, the tea has no odour and is almost colourless. This Caribbean Crush tea… Continue reading If we were having a tea…
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Chaga Tea anyone?
If we were sharing a hot virtual beverage this morning, I would ask you if you have ever heard of, or maybe tried, Chaga Tea? It is fungus from birch trees. On the tree it looks like charcoal. When steeped into tea, it turns the water a tawny colour. I don’t think it has much… Continue reading Chaga Tea anyone?
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A reading from The Ember Stone
I am trying something new with this post today. I would like to share a reading of The Ember Stone. It's just over three minutes long. Hope you will take a few minutes to listen. The Ember Stone: Book One of the Ember Files - A reading By Shari Marshall - 2022The Ember Stone, a… Continue reading A reading from The Ember Stone
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Morning Coffee & Bedtime Tea
As we sip coffee this morning, I will tell you about the tea I drank last night. I was an herbal infusion of chamomile, valerian root, rosehips, hibiscus, peppermint, lemongrass and cornflowers. This caffeine-free tea is a bedtime tea call Mother’s Little Helper from David’s Tea. In my mug, the tea was a translucent orange-brown,… Continue reading Morning Coffee & Bedtime Tea
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It’s always tea time.” – The Mad Hatter
This tea is full of surprises. A sweet cinnamony smell reaches my nose as I prep my teabag this morning. This loose leaf is pretty to look at with its varying shades of orange, tan, and light brown with occasional sprinkles of deep brown. There are no leaves in this tea. It’s apple, almond, cinnamon,… Continue reading It’s always tea time.” – The Mad Hatter
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A classic cup
This morning I find myself with a cup of a more classic tea, Cream of Earl Grey. I wonder briefly as I wait for it to steep if I should add a drop of milk and a spoonful of sugar, but after some thought I decide to sip it black. The Earl Grey in loose… Continue reading A classic cup
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If we were sipping tea…
The flavour is strong as it first crosses the taste buds but there is no after taste. Would I describe it as a medicinal taste? Maybe a faint one. This morning’s tea is called “Organic Cold 911.” It is a blend of peppermint, apple, eucalyptus, juniper berries, organic orange oil and peppermint oil, I enjoy… Continue reading If we were sipping tea…
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Buddha’s Blend
“It all began with the twinkling of the tea.” - Alice in Wonderland This morning’s blend of tea surprised me in two ways. The first, is with the deep blue notes of some of the loose leaf. It’s pretty. The second surprise is the smell. It has a sweet fruity smell. This morning I am… Continue reading Buddha’s Blend
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My go-to tea
Cinnamon Rooibos Chai is my go-to tea. I love it. The loose leaf is a reddish-brown colour that looks like thousands of tiny wood splitters mixed with small brown chunks of bark. It is actually a delightful blend of cinnamon and apple. It smells exactly as I would expect it too. It’s a spicy and… Continue reading My go-to tea
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Zee or zed?
Is it a zee? Google says six-hundred and ninety-three words start with letter z. Z is one of the most challenging letters in April’s A to Z blog challenge. Zax, zeal, zero, and zoo. These were my letter z contestants for 2022. It’s the twenty-sixth letter of the alphabet. We create upper case Z and… Continue reading Zee or zed?
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 